Cited by 47Liver Diseases and ImmunityIgG4-Related and Inflammatory DiseasesPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments

The Role of B Cells and B Cell Therapies in Immune-Mediated Liver Diseases

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Cargill, Tamsin, Culver, Emma L.·2021·Frontiers in Immunology

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B cells form a branch of the adaptive immune system, essential for the body’s immune defense against pathogens. B cell dysfunction has been implicated in the pathogenesis of immune mediated liver diseases including autoimmune hepatitis, IgG4-related hepatobiliary disease, primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis. B cells may initiate and maintain immune related liver diseases in several ways including the production of autoantibodies and the activation of T cells via antigen presentation or cytokine production. Here we comprehensively review current knowledge on B cell mechanisms in immune mediated liver diseases, exploring disease pathogenesis, B cell therapies, and novel treatment targets. We identify key areas where future research should focus to enable the development of targeted B cell therapies.

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  • Plasma cells and plasmablasts extracted from the livers of patients with primary biliary cholangitis can secrete anti-mitochondrial antibodies with specificity for the lipoyl domains of PDC-E2.

    “Plasma cells and plasmablasts extracted from the livers of patients with primary biliary cholangitis can secrete anti-mitochondrial antibodies with specificity for the lipoyl domains of PDC-E2.39”

    From Primary biliary cholangitis. (2024) · cites this paper as [39]

    The “Autoantibodies and B Cell Clonality in PBC” section reports that plasmablasts and plasma cells isolated from PBC livers produced anti-mitochondrial antibodies ex vivo, and identifies PDC-E2 as a major target of those antibodies. It does not specify that the antibodies produced by those isolated cells recognize the lipoyl domains of PDC-E2. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Cargill, T., & Culver, E. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • John Radcliffe Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Culver, Emma L.
Venue
Frontiers in Immunology
Published
2021-04-14
Volume
12
Pages
661196-661196
ISSN
1664-3224 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3153356633
Cited by
46
References
171
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3
FWCI
0.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Frontiers in Immunology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (211042/Z/18/Z, 211042)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (ACF-2015-13-007, 211042/Z/18/Z)
  • University of Oxford
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
Keywords
B cells, B cell dysfunction, immune-mediated liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoantibodies, T cell activation, antigen presentation, cytokine production, B-cell therapy, pathogenesis, treatment goals
MeSH terms
Animals, Autoantibodies, B-Lymphocytes, Clinical Trials as Topic, Humans, Immunoglobulin G, Immunotherapy, Liver, Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary, Liver Diseases, Cholangitis, Sclerosing, Hepatitis, Autoimmune, Mice

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